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Hand-sanitiser products should contain a minimum of 60 per cent alcohol.

Entrepreneurs Encouraged To Focus On Their Brand

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 04 May 2020    communications   
The Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ) and National Compliance and Regulatory Authority (NCRA) are encouraging manufacturers, distributors and importers of hand sanitisers to take in a sample of their product for conformity testing and validation of the integrity of product content. They are being requested to share samples with the BSJ and NCRA by the close of business today (April 29). According to the BSJ, more local manufacturers have now entered the market in response to the demand for hand sanitiser products as a result of the efforts to reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-...


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State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green.

Small Business Operators Encouraged To Access Funds And Training

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 04 May 2020    communications   
Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, is encouraging small business operators to access funds and training that the Government is providing, to ease the crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. He told JIS News that there is a commitment to ensure the “sustainability and survival” of small businesses, as they account for the majority of commerce, and the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service has made provisions for them in its COVID-19 stimulus package. “All of our small businesses can get a grant of up to $100,000 to help...


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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon Audley Shaw.

Jamaica removed from US Trade Representative watch list

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 01 May 2020    communications   
Jamaica has been removed from the United States Trade Representative watch list, which the country has been on for decades. This follows the tabling of the Patents and Designs Bill by Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon Audley Shaw, which led to the passage in January 2020 of the Patents and Designs Act to replace the country’s outdated patent and industrial designs regime. The new bill was developed in an effort to modernize Jamaica’s patent and industrial designs regime and to implement its international obligations. Jamaica’s removal was disclosed by the Office...


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Farmers' Month feature

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 27 Apr 2020    ICTAdmin   
We salute our hardworking and dedicated farmers of Jamaica. Click here to read a special feature.


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Agro-Invest hosts Jamaica’s first drive-thru farmers’ market

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 27 Apr 2020    ICTAdmin   
KINGSTON, Jamaica– The Agro-Investment Corporation, located at the AMC Complex, 188 Spanish Town Road, will be hosting its very first Drive-Thru Farmers’ Market on April 29 and May 1, 2020 and the Media is invited to cover this novel farmers’ market. “ Farmers markets play a critical role in providing fresh, nutritious and locally-produced food products to customers across Jamaica” and this initiative has been developed in an effort to collaborate with farmers and purveyors across the country in getting excess fresh produce sold. Our Agro Parks with its Global Gap Certification, along with...


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Co-founder and Managing Director of Bresheh​, Randy McLaren.

Entrepreneurs Encouraged To Focus On Their Brand

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 25 Apr 2020    communications   
Entrepreneurs are being encouraged to remain focused on their brand’s core values to achieve continued success for their business. Speaking at the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) virtual ‘JBDC In Concert’ under the theme ‘Building a Brand’, recently, Chief Executive Officer of Point Global, Javette Nixon, emphasised the importance of entrepreneurs building a brand. “The idea of building a brand is about authenticity, it is about delivering, not necessarily what the mass market would want but being laser-focused on adding value to who you are trying to represent. To build a...


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Ministers and Secretaries of Agriculture of 34 countries of the Americas coordinate actions to guarantee food against COVID-19

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 24 Apr 2020    ICTAdmin   
FAO and IICA facilitated an unprecedented hemispheric meeting to strengthen the response of 34 countries of the Americas to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. April 22, 2020, Santiago, Chile — Ministers and Secretaries of Agriculture of 34 countries of the Americas met remotely today to share their policies, actions, and plans to address the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the food security of their populations, agriculture, food systems and the rural world. Authorities from North America, South America, Central America and the Caribbean shared their experiences and the measures they are...


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State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green.

Cut In Export Fees A Boost For Manufacturers – Floyd Green

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 18 Apr 2020    communications   
State Minister for Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, says the 50 per cent cut in export-related fees and charges will enable more businesses to tap into the export market and boost Jamaica’s competitiveness internationally. The reduction in the fees came into effect on April 1. It was implemented by the Jamaica Agricultural Commodities Regulatory Authority (JACRA) and the Trade Board Limited. “With the 50 per cent reduction in those fees, a number of our companies will now be in a better position to export,” Mr. Green told JIS News. “More importantly, we’re...


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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (centre), along with President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Lenworth Fulton (left); and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dermon Spence (right), look at farm produce on display at the Ministry's Hope Gardens offices in St. Andrew. Occasion was the virtual launch of Farmer's Month at the Ministry on Thursday (April 9).

Minister Shaw Announces $100-Million Programme To Ramp Up Food Production

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 18 Apr 2020    communications   
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, says the Ministry is spending some $100 million on a programme aimed at mitigating the impact of drought on farmers and to gain at least a five-per cent growth in food production. He said the programme will be carried out over a 12-month period, targeting the planting of vegetables, fruits, condiments, roots and tubers as well as the rearing of small ruminants. “The programme will be implemented in critical parishes islandwide, targeting in excess of 13,000 farmers as the Ministry looks to stimulate growth. We have...


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President of the Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Diane Edwards​.

JAMPRO Identifies Investment And Export Opportunities

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 18 Apr 2020    communications   
Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), has identified several investment and export opportunities that can be pursued for national growth and development, after the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The areas cited by the country’s investment and export promotion agency include: manufacturing, agriculture and agribusiness, logistics services, e-commerce, the global services sector (GSS) and other information technology (IT)-enabled services, healthcare and biotechnology, and renewable energy. Speaking at a digital press conference on April 9, President of JAMPRO, Diane Edwards, said the...


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